Missing teeth
A tooth which is not in your mouth.
Dr. Theodore Davantzis reviewed this
42 year experience in Dentistry
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A 39-year old asked:
Can there be any treatment for my missing teeths?
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A 33-year old asked:
How can people get missing teeth replaced?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can someone tell me how people get missing teeth replaced?
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A 34-year old asked:
When everything heals will I be able to chew on that side with the missing teeth?
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A 45-year old asked:
What do you suggest if i want to get missing teeth replaced by rpd. Is there any dental work needed for this?
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A 39-year old asked:
What do you suggest if i would like to get missing teeth replaced by rpd. Is there any dental work needed for this?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Is it true that if you replace missing teeth there will be changes to your face because of this? And if so, what kind of changes are these?
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A 54-year old male asked:
If the gum of the missing teeth is low with less than 2 mm clearance, are you limited to porcelain. Can you use pf hi noble metal. Wanted durable one?
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A 31-year old asked:
Does braces works with missing teeth?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can you still get your teeth whitened if you have two missing teeth?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Missing #30, #14, #17 Permanent dental bridges or implants to replace missing teeth? Pros and cons?
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A 23-year old female asked:
What are the alternatives of dental implants for missing teeth?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What medical problems & treatments/costs, can be caused by/associated with severe decayed/missing teeth, long term in 32 yo, if left untreated?
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A female asked:
My face is uneven. the right side is sunken in leaving a moon shape profile but my left side is full and plump why is this I am not missing teeth! ?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Limited with bridge as gum on missing teeth is low for bridge how bridge protect teeth 11 & 14 from shifting vs. If i only have crowns on # 11 & 14 ?
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A 48-year old asked:
Is seeing someone with missing teeth a tipoff about meth abuse?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have a missing teeth on the upper right behind. It doesn't hurt but after a week, i feel a discomfort. The corner of my jaw looks swollen. What should I do?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is it ok to use dental mouth guard if I have 2 missing teeth and unfilled cavities teeth?
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A 38-year old asked:
Is it okay to use a dental mouth guard if I have 2 missing teeth and unfilled cavities teeth?
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A 41-year old asked:
I have missing teeth, mostly in the back and on side, bad breath, very hard for me to brush, what to do?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I have missing teeth in my mouth & i had temporary work done & some man knock some out what can I do about... Sad & ashamed?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If someone I know is getting 2 molars extracted at age 14, would the wisdom teeth help fill in the gaps from the missing teeth?
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A 44-year old male asked:
I had bridge prep done on a upper left molar. But all I feel now is a crown on the molar. I still feel a gap where the missing teeth are. Is this normal?
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A 20-year old female asked:
If someone I know is getting 2 molars extracted at age 14, would the wisdom teeth help fill in the gaps from the missing teeth when they come in? They are both 2nd molars one in the top and one the bottom?
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A 49-year old female asked:
Have bad overbite & missing teeth, specialist says needs to take all teeth out & after 2months replace with dentures, what can I expect with no teeth?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have missing teeth in front that i think are the canines. Also the front tooth is half broken & I have lots of gaps in my teeth. I'm only 18, should I get braces or a bridge?
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A 59-year old male asked:
I have 2 missing teeth side by side (ll). Can a 3d cone beam image be made of this specific area for implants vs. Taking scan of the whole mouth?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I have no insurance & I have dental work that need to be done had some temporary root canals done in fronts now I have missing teeth in my mouth?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Besides a snap-on smile partial arch, what can temporary fill in missing teeth 13 to 15 as I prepare for dental implants? For aesthetics not function.
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A 49-year old male asked:
Is cicp and medicaid pending enough coverage to see a dentist with no cost? I am in desperate need of teeth work! I have missing teeth, a filling just fell out etc. Also can one get their teeth whitened with out all the dental work done. You must think i
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